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Smith, who oversaw YouTube Music and YouTube Premium as VP of product management at Google, will report to Disney Entertainment co-chairs Alan Bergman and Dana Walden, and ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro

The potential successors have been narrowed down to just four contenders

Bob Iger has made finding a suitable successor his chief priority

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we throw some deserved shade at the far right culture warriors at 'OutKick'

Learn about Disney's CEO succession process and the internal candidates vying for the role. Discover how the new leader will shape Disney's future in theme...

Move promotes synergy between local, national news operations

Disney Park, ESPN and Disney Entertainment employees will be told this week if they are going to lose their jobs but hourly workers at resorts may be saved.

Exec will oversee Disney Plus and Hulu

LOS ANGELES — When Oscar winner Mahershala Ali and his producing partners made the rounds last year, pitching an adaptation of Jean Hanff Korelitz's bestselling novel "The Plot," it sparked a bidding war.

Bob Iger faces daunting challenges in his return to lead the Walt Disney Co. What to do about ESPN? How to make Disney+ profitable? Preserving fan loyalty at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Navigating a possible recession.

Bob Iger's return to the Walt Disney Co. was greeted with glee by Wall Street and Hollywood's creative community. His 15-year tenure leading Disney — which included the landmark acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 21st Century Fox — made the industry believe he had an almost magic touch.